The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-03

negro was ulScDFHfE1 OH IiOHt VI
Mr.. Ramsaur, and was frightened away be-
fore he could effect an entrance into the
house
The following civil appointments have
been made during the week: John X. Null
lin, Jr., and G. II. Spencer, to be Notaries
Public i'll and for the State at large; A. w.
Fowler, to be County Commissioner in and
for Clay county; f. B. Mclean, to be Justice
of the Peace in and for Suwannee county;
j. H. Stephens, to be constable i'll and for
Duval county; George f. Niles, to be Notary
Public in and for the State at large; B. l..
Anderson, to be Inspector of Timber and
Lumber in and for Escambia county; Blu
| ford Colvin, to be Inspector Of Timber and
! Lumber in and for Washington county ;
Jesse II. Carter, to be County Commissioner
! in and for Clay county; John H. Scott, to
be County Treasurer in and for Sumter
county; Hiram Sterling, to be County Com
missioner in and for Lafayette county;
| George w. White, to be County Judge in
and for Levy county; w. w. Cochran and
| w. J. Taylor, to be Notaries Public in and
| for the State at large.
| Ocala Banner: The latest news from New
| York indicates a new industry for Florida,
! the use of our Spanish moss by gardeners
and florists. 1t is used in forming the
ground work of floral pyramids and docorat-
| ing the side-tables and walls. 1t is also hung
in festoons from the ceilings and gas jets,
producing a striking contrast. Heretofore
| this material has been supplied the New
York market by Long Island and New
| Jersey, but the moss found in those
swamps is much inferior to ours, as
! Florida moss is much more highly colored,
and retains its greenness much longer. The
| increased demand for moss has enhanced its
value fully IS per cent, and as the home
supply is inferior in quality, several moss
factories in this State are supplying New
York dealers The demand for Florida
moss has grown so great that there is some
talk of New York parties establishing facto-
ries here This industry is destined to be-
come profitable one to owners Of swamp
land and giving value to it.
Ocala Banner: Our attention is again
called to "a case of dishonesty and fraud at
! tempted upon well-known fruit dealers of
! Marion county. In this instance the fraud
was exposed and the would-be defrauders
suinmarily dealt with. 1t seems the Chicago
commission house to whom the consignment
was made, thinking no doubt it would be an
easy matter to pull the wool over the eyes
Of our Florida shippers, rendered false state
ments of their sales, claiming the
| oranges were frozen and that
they were unable to realize enough on
the shipments to pay the freight
charges. But they had caught Tartars. j.
and w. Huffman, of Anthony, and r. K.
Gatchell, of Fort Mccoy, the shippers in
question, settled with them. but felt distrust-
full as to the matter Later on the Luff-
mans received information which further
excited their suspicion, and a systematic in
yestigation followed, which resulted in I'M
earthing the fraud They sent their claim
to Mahen, Snow & Cooper, attorneys of
Chicago. These gentlemen adopted vigor-
GUS measures, and succeeded in effecting a
prompt settlement, their clients realizing
handsomely on the shipment made over q
year ago.
The following statistics are CLEANED from
the records in the custom house, and shows
the maritime business of Jacksonville for
the month of April; During the month &c
| vessels entered this port, % sail and steam
Four schoOners and / steamer were from
foreign ports. Thirty vessels cleared-11
steamers and 10 sail, l steamer and sail fol
foreign ports. Three million, eight hundred
and sixty-seven thousand and seventy-siz
feet of yellow pine lumber were shipped by
steam and sail vessels, 3, 635, 600 feet to coast
wise ports, and 232, 076 feet to foreign. Also
1000 cubic feet cedar. L., 900 cross ties, 220(
| bundles of shingles, 300 packages mer
chandize, 5000 packages of Vegetables, $500
boxes oranges. To foreign perts,F besides
lumber and merchandise, $500 shingles, 800
crate heads, 5000 laths and 50Gifence pickets
In March 1881, 900 feet went from
to coastwise and 389,0SS to foreign ports.
making a total of $500. OS8 fesf.+,, April
shows a gain over March of 246,gSs feet
The same month last year there were only
1921 900 feet, 576 016 feet less than the pres
ent month. Besides merchandise freights
there came by sail and steam vessels in
| April ,6SS tons steel rails, $40 bundles
| splice plates, 1917 kegs bolts for the Mayport
and Jacksonville railroad, 1925 barrels
|
400 barrels fertilizers, 1,036 tons ice, $50
tons jetty rock, 1903 barrels lime, so tons
and 200 bales hay, !, 146 tons coal, !, 735 bar
rels oil and naptha.
At Gainesville Saturday night about z
| o'clock Charles Bailey was killed by his
brother Aleck under the following circum-
stances: Charles being of quarrelsome dis
| position and considered of an unbalanced
mind, has had difficulties with other mem
bers of the family, especially with Aleck, or
as he is better known by the name of ALA.
! ALA in company with Mess1s. BODY ami
| Ramsey, were driving toward North
Gainesville, and when near the residence.of
| DIR. j. A. Parker Charles rode up on horse
back and said to his brother: ~
hear you are carrying pistol" He replied,
II carry it for my own Defense Noticing
that Charlie had his revolver in his hand,
ALA drew his from his pocket Charlie
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his buggy. Charles said, "Put that up, -
and was answered, ~ viii when YOU put
yours up" At that moment Charles fired,
hitting his brother in the right side of the
body. ALA at the same instant fired, the
| ball hitting Charles under the right
arm and passing nearly through
his body, near the region of
the.heart. ALA continued firing until his
pistol was emptied, one ball just grazing the
abdomen. Charles remained ON his feet
until the last shot was fired, when he fell
and expired. ALA was taken to the resi-
dence of DIR. Thomas, where the
ball was extracted His wound is a
serious one but not supposed to be
dangerous. Charles was about Al years of
age. He had been away from Gainesville
for eighteen or twenty years, until about
two years ago he returned and commenced
work on the old homestead, and soon after
difficulties arose between him and other
members of the family, and in fits of anger
he had threatened their lives. The verdict
will no doubt be justiflable homicide